RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

A range of disposable wipes and a spray which inhibits the growth of 99.9% of bacteria for up to four weeks after application are now available. The products have been specially formulated and tested to decrease the spread of nosocomial viruses in the clinical environment.

The new City & Guilds QCF units for the decontamination of reusable medical devices is the most recent work-based learning programme to be launched by EASTWOOD PARK TRAINING.

Octenilin Wound Irrigation Solution and Octenilin Wound Gel are now available on the drug tariff, meaning they can be prescribed and are reimbursable.

Drapes available through NHS Supply Chain, and direct from MEDLINE, are said to offer solutions for all major applications.

The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children has invested in a SONOSITE S-ICU point-of-care ultrasound system for its paediatric nephrology unit. Dr Jan Dudley, consultant in paediatric nephrology, explained:

BRANDON MEDICAL’S fully integrated digital operating theatres have been installed at the Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Kent, England’s first ‘100 per cent single-bed’ acute healthcare facility.

Hospitals in England have seen the annual number of emergency admissions for heart attacks among patients aged 35 to 74 drop by more than a quarter in a decade and the death rate nearly halve.

Nihon Kohden, a Japanese medical electronics company renowned for its innovation, reliability and engineering quality, opened a UK subsidiary, NIHON KOHDEN UK, in 2010, to better serve its UK customers and partners.

INSPIRATION HEALTHCARE offers a range of products and services aimed at improving outcomes and the quality of life for patients. With a product line spanning critical care, the company is able to offer a range of solutions for clinicians and engineers, including air and oxygen blenders, ventilators and ambulatory syringe drivers.

EASTWOOD PARK TRAINING will be available at the event to talk through its latest biomedical learning opportunities.

The ESU 2400 analyser from QADOS (a brand of Elektron Technology) is the result of many years of collaborative work between BC Group and leading electrosurgery industry manufacturers.

CONMED UK will be showcasing its new range of Nellcor-compatible pulse oximetry sensors, which are available in both adult and paediatric reusable and disposable versions.

Every medical engineering department is unique, something that can be easily forgotten when a computer-based support system is implemented.

MASIMO develops and manufactures a range of non-invasive patient monitoring technologies, including medical devices and sensors.

Engineered with new state-of-the-art technology, the EDGE ultrasound system from SONOSITE is said to take point-of-care ultrasound to a new level of clinical performance, enabling physicians to deliver high standards of patient care by driving greater efficiencies and the potential for improved outcomes in the hospital and clinic.

PROACT MEDICAL will be using the event to demonstrate SimSlim, the latest multiparameter patient simulator from Pronk Technologies.

CME MEDICAL is a specialist infusion company, developing products for pain management, palliative care, oncology and nutrition.

Nationwide medical supplier, HENLEYS MEDICAL SUPPLIES, offers a wide product range which encompasses both capital equipment and medical disposables.

WELCH ALLYN developed and launched the world’s first hand-held direct illuminating ophthalmoscope in 1915. Since then it has led the way in developing cutting-edge diagnostic equipment.

OMRON has been an innovator for healthcare products since the company was started in 1933, when it began to produce components for the first ever X-ray machines in Japan.